Storm window with sash storage brackets



' P 21, 1954 c. L. WEBSTER STORM WINDOW WITH SASH STORAGE BRACKETS Filed Jan. 20, 195;

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Patented Sept. 21, 1954 STORM WINDOW WITH SASH STORAGE BRACKETS Clifford L. Webster, Youngstown, Ohio, assignmto Aluminum Air Seal Manufacturing Con pony, Youngstown, Ohi a corporation of Ohio Application January 20, 1951, Serial No. 206,985

(Cl. 20x55) 5 Claims. 1

This invention relates to storm windows in eneral and more particularly to aluminum storm Windows of thetinterchangcable typewherein a frame isattachecl in a window opening in a. dwells ing house, for example, and a pair of glazed sash and an interchangcahlc screened sash are ro mov bly mounted in the frame.

The invention relates even more particularly to novel means for storing either the glazed sash or the screen d sash in elevated relation in the storm window frame so as to enable it to be at hood when it is desired to change the glazed or cre ned sash. in he storm window.

Tho principal object of the. invention is the Provision of; a simple and inexpensive means of adapting a storm window trams to provide a stora e l cation for a lazed or screened sash.

A fu ther bject of tlicinventicn is the pro.- v-isio oi a st rm window frame incorporatin m di y n m mbers in its lower halt portion norr molly hol ing th l wer sash in position in the f am nd so altered as to provide projecting bracke s o the reception and positioning of a hird sash in torage position in the upper half i he storm window t ams A sti urther obiect o the invention is the pro ision of a storm. w ndow ro-me with the uputmost Porti n thereof modified by the additics of pair tbrac i t secti ns iormins in eficct athird tr ck: its he eception. of o slaseocr tore ned a h i ws omge p sition andcnablins the storm window frame to hold all three sash in eleva ed" position it desired Th constm tionydisolosed herei comprises a simp er cfficion and. economical means of f rmins a stormwindow t ams c pable of holding a Pa r o g azed wi h in no ma d ublehuns relation o da cre n d ash instorase position and stthcsame t m permit the l w r one oi the glazed sash to be moved vertic lly between the other two sash and positioned in d ired e evated relation so as to achieve ventilation as desired.

*With t e foregoing and other objcotsvin view whic willappear as the description proceeds, the

invention resides in the combination and arronscmcnt OI parts and in the detailsxof cons struc ion hereinafter described and claimed, it bein theintention to cover all changes and mod ifications of the example of the invention herein chosen for purposes of the disclosure, which do not constitute departure from the spirit and scope of the invention. r

The invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure 1 iso back elevational View of a storm window frame showin a pair of glazed ash in position therein andmcans modifying the ironic for the reception oi a screened ash in storaBfi position.

Figure 2 is an enlar ed vertical section taken on the line 2-! of Figure 1. showing the upper ortion of a screened sash in position in the win dow frame,

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 3W3 of Figure 1 showing the lower By m ins to the drawings and Fi ures 1. 2

and 3 in articular it will be seen that a storm window fr me 50 has been disclosed. which is formed of four out and mitcred sections which includes a longitudinally extendin T-headod flange H. The T-headcd flange H has an inwardly extending flange 12 formed thereon and spaced with respect to the main frame It to define a channel 13 longitudinally of the frame and which ch nn l is particularly suited for re sol ing an upp r glazed sash M. A lower lazed sh 15 i positioned in spa ed relation to tho frame Ii! by filler block portions or se tions; l6 of modifying members [6. Thus,'meffect -two verti al sash p sitions are obtained; ne, the position in which the upper outcrsash His norm. ma s retained, the same restin on the upper: nd o the filler blo k portionsor'sec ions it oil" the modifying memhers i6, and, two, the 511- iagent position inwhich the lower inner cash 15 is positioned in channels 2210f themodifyins members it. the sash 15 being movable verw tically adjacent the inner surface of. the upper outer sash M. r I

In order that a third sash such as a screened each comprise an inverted semi L- shaped angle section having on the exterior thereof an extension that is of dovetailed shape in cross section and which fits between the head section of the T-headed flange and the flange l2 as shown in Figure 2 and is secured by indenting the inner edge of the head section of the T-headed flange II at intervals therealong, as indicated by the numeral l9. The rearmost portion of the modifying channel section is downturned providing a part 20 which overlies a sash positioned in the lower rear portion of the frame so that a sash moved upwardly. thereagainst, as best shown in Figure of the drawings, will be held in the modifying sections I8I8.

By referring now to the lower portion of the storm window frame it will be observed that the uppermost portions of the rear walls of the channels 22 of the modifying member II5I6 which form guide channels for the reception of the lower sash I5 have been slit downwardly to form outturned and upturned brackets 2I2I which are adapted to receive and retain the lower edges of the screened sash IT.

The formation of the brackets 2| is best shown in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings and by referring thereto it will be observed that the slitting and forming of the brackets 2 I2I from the rear walls of the channels 22 of the modifying members |6 provide angular guides with respect thereto facilitating the introduction of the lower sash I5 into the channel formed thereby. This is best illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings wherein the channel in which the lower sash I5 is normally positioned is indicated by the numeral 22. The modifying members I6|6 will thus be seen to be positioned in the lower part of the storm Window frame, secured to the main frame II] by suitable fasteners and serve to support the upper sash I 4 in its normal position. They will thus be seen to provide the channels 22 for the reception of the opposite side edges of the lower sash I5 and to form the brackets 2I2I which also facilitate the introduction of the sash I5 thereinto. The storm'window construction as hereinbefore described, it will be noted provides for supporting the upper sash I4 in a vertical plane adjacent the main frame ID, the lower sash I5 in' a second vertical plane defined by the channels 22 offset rearwardly with respect to the plane of the upper sash I 4, and the screened sash IT in a third vertical plane different from both of the vertical planes of the sash I4 and the sash I5.

By referring now to Figure 5 of the drawings it will be observed that the screened sash I I isshown in storage position with its upper end located in the channel defined by the modifying sections I8-I8 it being remembered that the lower edge of the screen I1 is normally seated on the brackets 2|.

"In Figure 5 of the drawings the screened sash I1 is shown in uppermost position similar to Figure 2 of the drawings and the upper edge of the lower sash I5 is also shown in uppermost'position in the channels formed by the modifying s'ctions-'IB-"I8.' It will thus be seen that the construction provides complete flexibility in that any and all of the interchangeable sash, both glazed and screened, can be moved into or out of the storm window frame and moved into and out of storage position or ventilation position as 4 and pivoted over a pivot 25 which in turn is secured to the filler block sections I6 of the window frame by plates 26 which are riveted thereto.

It will thus be seen that a storm window with sash storage brackets has been disclosed which is simple and inexpensive and provides desirable self-storing features in a combination storm window.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

.1. In a storm window, a rectangular shaped frame having at the sides thereof and in the lower portion of the same vertically extending oppositely disposed modifying members having vertical guide channels located in the rear portion of the frame to receive a lower sash, said modifying members each having a part disposed in the front portion of the frame for the lower end of an upper sash to rest upon to support the same in the frame in forwardly offset relation to the lower sash, the rear side wall of each of said guide channels having an'upper rearwardly off-- set end portion, said end portions constituting combined guide portions, for the lower sash to facilitate introduction of the same into said vertical channels, and sash supporting brackets, said end portions being located substantially just below the meeting rail portion of the window frame so that the lower end of a sash may rest thereon while occupying an upper position at the rear of the frame.

2. In a storm window, a rectangular shaped frame having at the sides and in the lower portion thereof vertically extending oppositely disposed modifying members having vertical guide channels located in the rear portion of the frame to receive a lower sash, said modifying members each having a part disposed in the front portion of the frame for the lower end of an upper sash to rest upon to support the same in the frame in forwardly offset relation to the lower sash, the rear side wall of each of said guide channels having an upper end portion extending rearwardly and upwardly, said end portions constituting combined guide portions, for the lower sash to fa cilitate introduction of the same into said vertical channels, and sash supporting brackets, said end portions being located substantially just below the meeting rail portion of the window frame so"'that the lower end of a sash may rest thereon while occupying an upper position at the rear'ef frame.

3. In a storm window, a rectangular shaped frame having at the sides and in the lower portion thereof vertically extending oppositely disposed modifying members having vertical guide channels located in the rear portion of the frame; to receive a lower sash, said modifyingmembers having filler block portions in the front part of the frame for the lower end of an upper sash to rest upon to support the same in the frame sash may rest thereon while occupying an upper position at the rear of the frame.

4. In a storm window, a rectangular shaped frame having at the sides and in the lower por+ tion thereof vertically extending oppositely disposed modifying members having vertical guide channels located in the rear portion of the frame to receive a lower sash, said modifying members each having a part located in the, front portion of the frame for the lower end of an upper sash to rest upon to support the same in the frame in forwardly offset relation to the lower sash, the rear side wall of each of said guide channels having an upper end portion bent laterally rearwardly at an upward inclination therefrom and thence upwardly substantially vertically, said end portions forming combined guide portions, for the lower sash to facilitate introduction of the same into said channels, and sash supporting brackets, said end portions being located substantially just below the meeting rail portion of the window frame so that the lower end of a, sash may rest thereon while occupying an upper position at the rear of the frame.

5. A storm window of the construction set forth in claim 1 and in which said frame has at the upper part and at the rear thereof transversely extending flange portions substantially L-shaped in cross section, said flange portions forming a transversely extending secondary channel for the reception of the upper marginal portion of a third sash having its lower end resting upon said supporting brackets that are formed by said upper end portions of the rear walls of said vertical channels.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,427,915 Krantz Sept. 23, 1947 2,435,008 Kaufmann Jan. 27, 1948 2,509,582 Webster May 30, 1950 2,521,617 Webster Sept. 5, 1950 2,530,846 Webster Nov. 21, 1950 

